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An Italian prosecutor wants incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte to get a six-month suspended prison sentence and fine over his alleged role in a match-fixing case, according to his lawyer. Conte, who denies any wrongdoing, is accused by prosecutors in the city of Cremona of “sporting fraud”. The case focuses on 2011, when he was in charge of Siena in ...

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez have scored 107 goals between them this season but after Barcelona’s celebrated trio failed to find the net in the defeat by Real Madrid, coach Luis Enrique defended them by declaring “they aren’t machines”. Luis Enrique said he was not concerned about the physical state of his all-star attacking line despite their below-par performance ...

Chelsea have appointed Italy boss Antonio Conte as their new first-team head coach, starting from this summer. The 46-year-old former Juventus boss will begin a three-year contract after his country takes part in Euro 2016. “I am proud to be the coach of the national team of my country and only a role as attractive as manager of Chelsea could ...

Louis van Gaal is convinced Manchester United are on track to claim a Champions League place from the wreckage of one of Old Trafford’s most difficult seasons in recent memory. Van Gaal’s job as manager, in his second campaign at the club, has been the subject of widespread speculation since United’s early exit from the Champions League group stage in ...

Lumwana Radiants coach Allan Kamwanga has praised the Faz Super League debutants for picking up their first away win of the season. The promoted side on Saturday beat Forest Rangers 2-1 away at Dola Hill in Ndola to remain unbeaten in their opening two games with a match in hand. Kamwanga said his charges were staying calm, noting that this ...

Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winner as 10-man Real Madrid came from behind to end Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run 2-1 in El Clasico at the Camp Nou on Saturday. Gerard Pique’s towering header put the hosts in front on the night they honoured legendary former player and coach Johan Cruyff. Yet, Karim Benzema quickly levelled before Ronaldo fired home five minutes ...

Chelsea’s on-loan Brazilian international Alexandre Pato scored on his debut to help push pathetic Aston Villa to the verge of inevitable relegation with a seventh successive Premier League defeat on Saturday. Pato, the former Milan starlet who has been kicking his heels since joining from Corinthians two months ago, came on as a 25th-minute substitute and was immediately involved in ...

Manchester United have edged their way back into contention for a Champions League place in recent weeks, with manager Louis van Gaal declaring that a top-three finish is still realistic. Van Gaal has been buoyed by the public support in recent days of Alex Ferguson, who called on United fans to be patient as the current manager awaits his first ...

Sunderland are set to terminate the contract of defender Emmanuel Eboue after he was suspended by Fifa from all football-related activity for one year. The 32-year-old, who joined the Black Cats until the end of the season on 9 March, was given the ban after failing to pay money owed to a former agent. Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce said the ...

  Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) vice president Richard Kazala has described as false media reports suggesting that the Association has appointed Simataa Simataa as General Secretary. Kazala in a statement issued today says Executive Committee has not met to deliberate over the appointment of the General Secretary to take over from George Kasengele who indicated that he was parting ...